Higher stocking rates deliver higher income

Higher stocking rates delivered higher income on cattle farms last year, despite higher costs, on 306 beef farms (both suckler and non-breeding beef farms) that completed a Teagasc eProfit Monitor.

Their accounts for 2011 and 2012 allow comparison of financial performance across the two years.

Stocking rates increased 6%, from 1.67 to 1.77 livestock units/ha.